11 Desserts That Go Great With Ice Cream

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Ice cream makes everything better, but these desserts take it to another level. Scoop, drizzle, or pile it on—these recipes and ice cream are best friends.

Broken Glass Cake

A close-up of a dessert made from the Broken Glass Cake Recipe, featuring colorful red, green, and orange gelatin cubes set in a creamy white base, served elegantly in a glass dish.
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Colorful Jell-O cubes in creamy filling. Add a scoop of vanilla for a retro ice cream sundae vibe. Get The Recipe

Gooey Butter Cake

A close-up of a square piece of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake with a golden-brown crust and powdered sugar on top, served on a brown plate.
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Warm, rich, and gooey—just begging for a big scoop of cold vanilla on top. Get The Recipe

Pavlova

A pavlova dessert topped with whipped cream, sliced strawberries, and whole blueberries is served on a light brown plate on a marble surface, making this Pavlova Recipe a perfect treat for any occasion.
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Crispy meringue with soft middle. Add a scoop of fruit sorbet and you’re golden. Get The Recipe

Cowboy Cookies

A close-up of a chunky cookie from The Best Homemade Cowboy Cookies Recipe, topped with pecans, chocolate chips, and shredded coconut, resting on brown parchment paper. Another cookie is partially visible to the left.
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Oats, chocolate, coconut, and ice cream melting between two cookies—say less. Get The Recipe

Banana Pudding

Sliced bananas layered over round cookies and covered in a creamy sauce, this No Bake Banana Pudding Recipe is arranged beautifully in a glass baking dish.
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Chill banana pudding with a scoop of ice cream? Summer just got sweeter. Get The Recipe

Berger Cookies

Four round cookies with thick, glossy chocolate icing—reminiscent of the classic Berger Cookies recipe—are arranged on a peach-colored plate. The cookies feature a slightly uneven coating of rich chocolate.
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Sandwich a little ice cream between two Berger cookies and you’ve got a Baltimore-style ice cream sandwich. Get The Recipe

Sundrop Cake

A round bundt cake, inspired by a classic Sundrop Cake Recipe, with white icing partially covering the top, sits on a wire cooling rack.
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Lemon-lime cake plus a scoop of sherbet equals instant party. Get The Recipe

Buckeyes

Several buckeye candies, made with the Easy Buckeyes Recipe, feature creamy peanut butter centers partially dipped in chocolate and are arranged on a light-colored plate.
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Peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate. Serve on a sundae for bonus nostalgia. Get The Recipe

Apple Snickers Salad

A bowl of creamy Apple Snickers Salad Recipe topped with chopped green apples, chocolate candy pieces, and drizzled with caramel sauce, served in a brownish-orange bowl on a marble surface.
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Creamy, crunchy, and surprisingly great with a scoop of vanilla or caramel ice cream. Get The Recipe

Bananas Foster

Three thick, square marble brownies with a swirled chocolate and vanilla pattern are stacked on a wooden surface, looking just like a classic Brookie Recipe, with a blurred background.
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Hot bananas and caramel sauce over ice cream. This is what dessert dreams are made of. Get The Recipe

Brookie Recipe

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Brownie meets cookie, and both love ice cream on top. Get The Recipe

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